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The $200M Texas Emerging Technology Fund, learn how from the people who made it happen

Internationally renowned business leader and two time Presidential candidate, will open nanoTX’ 06 September 27. Chosen in 2004 as one of history's 10 greatest entrepreneurs, Mr. Perot is known to have followed advances in nanotechnology since 1999. Today Mr. Perot is heavily invested in nanotechnology firms with undervalued intellectual property rights, including trademarks, trade secrets, patents and copyrightable material. His opening message on the business of nanotechnology will be riveting, bringing new insights in his most quotable style.

A living legend. The force behind Sharp Corporation's dominance in the electronic marketplace. Often described as a gifted genius, someone with vision, discipline, and persistence that "led Sharp into a new realm." Contemporary of Dr. John Bardeen, one of the co-inventors of the transistor. In late 1947, Dr. Sasaki spearheaded development of semiconductor technology in Japan and later became Senior Executive Director of Sharp Corporation. In 1971 won the Apollo Achievement Award for contribution to development of LSIC for NASA. In 2003 the IEEE honored him for leadership of the commercialization of Liquid Crystal Displa

ys and development of the pocket calculator. Other awards and recognition too numerous to detail in this space.

Presenting: WHY NANOTECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE ELECTRONICS AND IC INDUSTRIES

IBS, Inc. covers the electronics industry globally and with large multibillion dollar companies as clients for over 17 years. Has over 35 years experience in the electronics industry, which has included senior management positions at ITT and Rockwell International, where he was VP of Strategic Planning, Acquisitions, International Marketing, and Engineering with 1,500 engineers reporting to him.

IBS, Inc. also provides support to small companies, and there is close interface with the CEO's of these companies.

Presenting: Enabling the Nano Age World - The Future of Nanoscale Structuring and Analysis

Managing Dir., Business Segment Process Control Systems. NANOTECHNOLOGY (SEM, TEM, FIB Systems), steering 5 international legal entities in Germany, France, USA, and UK with approx. 450 employees and $150M annual revenues. Sub-segments SEMICONDUCTOR METROLOGY Wafer and Mask Review/ Inspection Systems and OEM-Modules, Mask Repair Systems). Also Managing Director at Carl Zeiss SMT Inc. (USA) and Carl Zeiss SMT Ltd. (UK). Ph.D., Physics, Research Centre Jülich KFA/ University of Technology Aachen, Germany.

Presenting: A Marketfacing Approach to Nanotechnology

Leading industry voice on advanced authentication technologies. 15-year veteran of the information technology industry including successful turnaround of Starpoint Solutions - a private, Goldman Sachs-backed technical consulting firm that delivers complex digital products for the financial services industry; 10 years as a senior executive with $21 billion global professional services firm EDS. Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. An active speaker at events and television programs. Also known for his writings in numerous industry publications.

Presenting: Hunting Big Returns in Nanotech VC: "The Economics of Matter"

Lux Capital co-founder and Managing Partner, venture investments in nanotechnology. Direct investments in Nanosys, Molecular Imprints and Cambrios. Board member of Lux Research serving Fortune 100, government and buy-side clients, and Angstrom Publishing joint venture with Forbes, Inc.

Veteran of Salomon Smith Barney's Investment Banking group, Merrill Lynch 's Financial Futures Options/Government Strategy Group and Prudential Securities Municipal Finance. Josh serves on Merrill Lynch's TechBrains Advisory Board. published in Nature Biotechnology, Cell Vision and The Journal of Leukocyte Biology, leading medical/immunology journals. Steve Forbes calls Lux a "powerhouse of nanotech brainpower" and Josh Wolfe "America's leading authority on nanotechnology."

Raised awareness around nanotechnology and developed solutions alongside local, state, and national stakeholders that gave rise to initiatives that are critical for American to maintain a leadership position in the industry. In addition, Sean also advised the Committee to Review the National Nanotechnology Initiative of the National Academies.

Carl Johnson is the President and co-founder of INFRASTRUCTURE based in Carrollton, Texas. His Wall Street experience includes 7 years with Merrill Lynch and 3 years with Piper Jaffray Incorporated. For the past 12 years as an analyst with INFRASTRUCTURE, Carl has studied the semiconductor, semiconductor equipment / materials and related industries. He oversees the distribution and content of all publications released by the organization. He has written columns for several trade and financial publications, and has publicly spoken about investing and trends in the technology industry at numerous events. Carl is currently serving as Chairman of SEMI's Strategic Business Conference Committee and is a member of SEMI's Southwest Steering Committee.

Presenting: Atomically Precise Fabrication: The Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems

Project manager, The Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems, providing a framework for understanding the pathways for developing atomically precise fabrication. Formerly Executive Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for PipeVine.

Presenting: Nano-bridge over USA and Japan

On-line publications of Nikkei Nano Business published by Nikkei RIM, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei). Former editor-in-chief of Nikkei Nanotechnology published by Nikkei BP and writer of Nikkei Superconductors, Nikkei New Materials as a science and technology journalist. Advisor to Japan's government. Expert panel of Council for Science and Technology Policy (2003-2005), METI (2001-2002), NEDO (2003), advisor to the National Institute for Environmental Studies (2004-). One time a materials developer of nuclear power vessel at Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. He holds Master and Bachelor degrees of Engineering at Waseda University, school of S&T in Tokyo.

Presenting: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research in France

Took over directorship of the Institut des Nanosciences de Grenoble, a Federative Research Institute which groups together 28 laboratories to coordinate multidisciplinary research in Nanoscience and Technology. Author of more then 100 publication in international scientific journals.

Presenting: New Trends in Ultra-high Density Magnetic Data Storage

Pioneered technique of spin-resolved scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy which allowed first real-space observation of magnetic structures at atomic level. Examples include atomic-scale observations of surface spin structures of ferrimagnets and antiferromagnets as well as real-space imaging of atomically sharp domain walls in ultra-thin ferromagnetic films and magnetic vortex structures of mesoscopic ferromagnetic islands. Furthermore, magnetic hysteresis was observed for the first time on a single-digit nanometer scale and has been correlated with the microscopic processes of domain nucleation and domain wall motion. Dr. Wiesendanger also contributed significantly to the development of magnetic force microscopy and to the investigation of low-dimensional electron systems in semiconductors by low-temperature scanning tunnelling spectroscopy in high magnetic fields. On Board of Directors of Microstructure Advanced Research Center, Hamburg (MARCH) and spokesman for German Center of Competence in Nanotechnology (HanseNanoTec).

Presenting: Finding Diversification in Nanotech Investment Plays

Author of Inside Nanotechnology, A quarterly report which monitors general developments and updates the progress of 24 pure-play nanotech companies that comprise the Newbridge coverage universe. Instrumental in developing and maintaining the exchange-listed Newbridge Nanotechnology Index (NYSErca: NNIX).

Presenting: Venture Capital Solutions to Climate Change

Co-founder Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. with Nobel Laureate Professor Rick Smalley. Member, chemistry faculty, Rice University; pioneer in the nanotechnology field.

B.A., Chemistry, Cornell University; Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Presenting: Practical Nanotechnology

Pioneer in biological nanotechnology; Professor, Iowa State University, department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology.

Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UCLA.

Presenting: Materials Evolution through Nanotechnology Commercialization

Manager Advances Technology Initiatives within the Science & Technology office. Technical experience includes polymer, monomer, and crosslinker synthesis; reaction kinetics and coating stabilization and degradation; as well as waterborne coating and color development. Some 20 patents and numerous publications in his name.

Presenting: How combinatorial materials discovery methods will accelerate the adoption of nanoscale solutions

Co-Founder of Intematix Corporation. Received 1996 Discovery Award for Technology Innovations. Solid State physicist, with 16 years of experience, specializing in novel materials synthesis and characterization. Over 75 publications and 45 patents.

Presenting: Nanotechnology Development in India

Founding member of the MIT-Stanford-UC Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum, a Silicon Valley-based nanotechnology advocacy organization, nanoSIG and the Northern California Nanotechnology Initiative. Focused on international business transactions, emerging business issues including corporate formation and financing, resolution of founders disputes, business development, strategic alliances and technology licensing. Works in commercializing cutting-edge technologies developed at NASA. J.D. degree from the Delhi University School of Law B.A. degree in economics, with honors, in 1982 from the Sri Ram College of Commerce at Delhi University.

Presenting: NIST Single Molecule Manipulation Program

Worked to establish the alliance of companies, universities, and government laboratories in the Washington DC metropolitan area to create a group that networks expertise, capabilities, and research to facilitate for the development of new applications and commercialization of miniaturization technologies.

Project Leader of the MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) Project, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, NIST. Directs MEMS Project activities; works with IC foundries to improve accessibility; and heads research and development of novel measurement applications of MEMS technology for new programs in BioElectronics.

Chief US delegate to the International Micromachine Standardization Forum organized by Japan's (MMC). 2002 winner of Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award.

Presenting: Atomic-Scale Microscopy for Atomic-Scale Knowledge

A professor of materials science and engineering in the UW-Madison College of Engineering until September 2001, Tom Kelly took a sabbatical and founded a company around the atom probe microscope. This technology enables researchers to view and analyze materials such as computer chips at the atomic scale. His invention, the Local Electrode Atom Probe, or LEAP® technology, uses a high electrical field to capture an atom-by-atom "picture" of a material and render that image on a computer screen in 3-D.

Presenting: Priostar™ Dendrimers- A New Nanoscale Building Block Platform for High Volume Commercial Applications

Co-Director of the "National Center for Dendrimer Based Nanotechnology" (Central Michigan University) and serves on the editorial advisory boards of Bioconjugate Chemistry and NanoLetters. Inventor and originator of the term "dendrimers;" listed on over 100 U.S. patents and more than 180 peer reviewed publications. Over 150 publications are focus on the dendrimer and dendritic polymer field, including a monograph entitled "Dendrimers and Other Dendritic Polymers." Distinguished visiting professor (Columbia University), distinguished research scientist/professor (Central Michigan University),

25 years management and senior scientist Dow Chemical Company where his numerous commercial developments included Citrucel® (now marketed by GlaxoSmithKline), cationic polymerization of 2-oxazolines and discovery of the fourth major class of macromolecular architecture, "dendritic polymers."

Presenting: Welcome to the Smart Home: Emerging Nano/MEMS Products for the Consumer

One time Vice President of Research and Principal Analyst with Small Times Media, where she helped create a market research division focused on MEMS and Nanotechnology

Internationally recognized as a leading experts on MEMS. As an industry analyst, her technology and market insight extends from the chip to the end-use product, with both broad and deep knowledge of countless products, companies, markets and applications. Has also provided keen insight on Nanotechnology and other emerging technologies to many business and technical publications, including Business 2.0, Business Week, The Economist, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, Los Angeles Times Magazine, the New York Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.

Also member of the board of directors. Joined NanoInk from CDP Capital Technology Ventures, the largest Canadian institutional investor. At CDP, was venture advisor for life sciences investments in the U.S.

Former chief executive officer and co-founder of GeneProt Inc., an industrial-scale proteomics company where he raised more than $150 million from institutional investors and corporate partners such as Novartis, Compaq (now HP) and Bruker. At one time a partner and senior investment analyst at Brinson Partners (now part of UBS Global Asset Management), an asset management division with healthcare holdings in excess of $3 billion. Also held senior positions in corporate strategic planning for Abbott Laboratories, in marketing at Haemonetics and Porgès-Synthélabo. Holds a doctor of medicine degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Bordeaux and has an MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.

Presenting: Nanotechnology in Korea: Governmental Policy, Roadmap, Investnents, Infrastructures and Research Activities

Author of six books in solid-state or semiconductor physic and photonic crystals. More than 150 research papers in international scientific or technical journals. Fields of interest include Semiconductor Device Physics and Device Reliability, Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Heterointerfaces and Quantum Structures, and Electrical and optical Characterization of Semicondustor Materials.

Presenting: iNTEGRAting AFM “cutting edge” technology: Integrating AFM with advanced analytical techniques for Raman, ultra-high stability thermal analyses, and true 3D imaging from the bulk

Responsible for Research and Development in the field of scanning instrumentation development such as Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM), and optical spectroscopy, laser defectoscopy.

Presenting: The Impact of Small Tools on NanoTechnology

Microscopy/Marketing & Education, Inc (MME) provides high level strategic planning, business development, and acquisition consultation of companies both large and small in this sector. Technical expertise in light, confocal and atomic force microscopy, image analysis, and various spectroscopic and microscopic measuring modes.

Presenting: Charting A Course For Responsible Use of Nanomaterials

Global provider of profit-driven enterprise risk management and industrial loss control services focused on semiconductor, electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical, and nanotechnology market sectors. Over 20 years of experience in risk management, industrial loss control, product stewardship and occupational safety & health. Performed extensive industrial research & analysis, developing complex hazard assessment, risk modeling and analysis methodologies focused on unique risks that impact semiconductor and other industries.

One time Worldwide Safety and Health Manager for Texas Instruments' Semiconductor Group. Also served as an advisor to semiconductor industry on equipment design standards, holding chair positions on International SEMATECH committees and participating in SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) standards committees.

Presenting: What the Economy Wants You to Know About Emerging Technologies

Focused on biotech product life cycle processes on market valuation, factors shaping the pharmaceutical drug development pipeline, patterns of broadband rollout, and models of innovation and industry change. Special assistant to the university's president. Author of several books, major policy reports, and scholarly articles.

Presenting: SPRING-CONTACT: Building a Pan-Texas Research Excellence in Nanotechnology

Identifies areas of intellectual importance and knowledge products. World renowned in such countries as China, Taiwan, UK, Copenhagen, Budapest. Works with local, regional, national and international corporations/governments on the global impact of science and technology. Recruited nanotechnology research team of Honeywell Corporation that is now the backbone of UTD’s rapidly growing nanoscience program. Saw research funds increase from $16 Million to $33 Million during the past three years. Initiated the SPRING (Strategic Partnership of Research in Nanotechnology) project with the Department of Defense, working closely with congressional delegations for $6 Million and $10 Million, respectively. Fellow of the American Physical Society "For outstanding contributions to the understanding of nuclear structure physics, particularly for the applications of the coherent states to physics and nuclear physics."

Presenting: Overview of Nanotechnology at the University of Texas at Austin

Board of Directors, Texas Nanotechnology Initiative. Member, Advisory Board for the Texas Coalition for Capital. Member, National Scientific and Policy Advisory Council, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Member, Council of Federal Relations, Association of American Universities. Council Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Representative, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, National Academies. Trustee, Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc. Board Member, Institutional Oversight, National Partnership for Advanced Computing Infrastructure (NPACI).

Author and co-author, over 140 technical publications in materials science and engineering.

B.S.,Physics, University of Cordoba, Argentina; M.S., Materials Science, Ph.D., Materials Science, University of California, Los Angeles.

Presenting: Microelectronics- the End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?

Developed polysilicon transistors and dynamic random access trench memory cells used by Texas Instruments for world's first 4Megabit DRAM. Cockrell Family Regents Chair Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering. Director, Microelectronics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin. Member, Technical Staff, Corporate Research, Development and Engineering, Texas Instruments Incorporated, 1983-1987. Awards include Engineering Foundation Advisory Council Halliburton Award (1991), Texas Atomic Energy Fellowship (1990-1997), Cullen Professorship (1997-2001), Industrial R&D 100 Award (2004), ECS Callinan Award (2003), IEEE Millennium Medal (2000), and SRC Inventor Recognition Award (2000). General Chair of the IEEE Device Research Conference, 2002.

B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. M.S. and Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Presenting: Advances in Nanotechnology Research at The University of Texas at Arlington

Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Department; Director, Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research and Teaching; Director, NanoFab Research and Teaching Center.

B.S., Purdue University, Ph.D., Stanford University.

Presenting: What's Next in Nanotech Commercialization?

Also President of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago. Specializes in technology commercialization strategy and execution with emphasis on nanotech materials. Works with early-stage corporate, university, and research organizations. Specializes in helping clients understand where their innovations and organizations fit into a broader scientific and business ecosystem.

Presenting: Open Innovation

Responsible for developing and implementing trade development and foreign direct investment promotion strategies in advanced engineering, including nanotechnology, new materials, new material processing, process intensification, fuel cells, advanced sensors, advanced metal forming, and software-enhanced manufacturing.

Presenting: Nanotechnology R&D Activities in Singapore

Develops and implements multidisciplinary and multifaceted R&D programs driven by commercial applications as the end goal. Currently researching novel materials and structures for Si-based nano devices, nano-scale nonvolatile memory devices, advanced RF and opto-electronic micro-systems, Si-based biosensors and lab-on-chip. Led interdisciplinary teams of semiconductor processing, bio-science, RFIC and low-power design, and advanced packaging/SiP technologies into commercial products for photonics, telecommunications, optoelectronics and bioelectronics industries. Founder of Rapro Technology in 1986, Micro Integration Corporation in 1988 and ASECTO in 2001. Authored o ver 350 referred archival journal, 310 referred archival conference proceedings publications, has presented more than 50 invited talks at international conferences. Awarded with more than 25 U.S. patents. Holds the Earl N. and Margaret Brasfield Endowed Professorship at the University of Texas at Austin.

Presenting: Nanotechnology at Kaunas University of Technology

Coordinator, Lithuanian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology network; Member, European Union Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST), EU 6th Framework program Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Member, advisory committee for science and education to Lithuanian Prime Minister; Research Associate, International Center for Knowledge Economy and Management, Vilnius University; expert to UN Economic Commission for Europe; member, World Bank and Lithuania team for Lithuania Knowledge Economy Assessment.

Awarded a US National Academy of Sciences fellowship.

Presenting: Learning to work in the Nanotech Age: How employable will we be?

Will speak on the subject of Learning to Work in the Nanotech Age. Has been actively involved in the convergence of science, technology, and learning for nearly 20 years, having started at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) in the group that produced Mosaic (Netscape). Now an entrepreneur working to create a world where the workforce is happily employed with a steady surplus of high-quality jobs.

Presenting: Trends in Atomic-scale Metrology at the University of North Texas

Formerly University of Florida and University of Washington, materials science departments; National Institute of Science and Technology, research metallurgist. Author of over 120 publications.

B.S. and Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, metallurgical engineering.

Presenting: Micro-Nano Integration: Communities Converge

Working with micro and nano start-ups since 1999 assisting with unique value propositions in energy, food, water, and communications applications. Specializes in international opportunities. His firm, International Technology & Trade Ventures LLC, works on micro-nano marketing and trade issues. At one time a volunteer manager for a New Mexico non-profit and an agricultural development and AIDS awareness trainer in southern Africa.

A BA in German and International Studies from Austin College in Texas. M.B.A. from the University of New Mexico with specializations including International Management in Latin America and Management of Technology. Has studied abroad in both Freiburg, Germany and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Is also certified as a grantwriter through The Grantsmanship Center in California.

Presenting: Patents and Intellectual Property Issues Related to Nanotechnology

Mr. Hofman concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property law, including the preparation and prosecution of patents and trademarks. His technical areas of expertise include semiconductor processing, micro-electromechanical devices, opto-electronics and optics processing, computer software and hardware, telecommunications, mechanical apparatus, and nanotechnology.

Mr. Hofman’s prior work experience includes engineering and management roles in several NASA and Boeing programs, including the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, and the Delta IV rocket.

Presenting: Nanoreinforced Systems

Will speak on Business and Micro/Nanotechnology. Once named Powerhitter in Business and Technology. Awards include NSF CAREER (most prestigious national award for young researchers), HENAAC Most Promising Scientist, UTPA awards include Provost award for Outstanding Technical achievement and the UTPA President’s Award as well as the UTPA University Excellence Research Award. Named in the Who’s Who among American teachers (2005) and given a special recognition at the Emerald’s Honor Awards. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business from Universidad de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Masters, Rice University and a Doctorate from the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Dept. Published more than 25 referee review journal articles and spoke at more than 50 either conference proceedings.

Presenting: Changing Places 2006

Also Vice President/Architect with Architects Interiors and Consulting Engineers. Specializes in advanced technologies facility design, including microelectronic fabs, laboratories, and pharmaceutical production facilities. Member of the American Institute of Architects, Construction Specifications Institute, and the American Society for Quality. Graduate of UT Arlington trained as an ISO 9001 lead auditor.

Presenting: The Texas Workforce Development Initiative: NanoScholar Internships

Working on a four million-dollar grant from the Governor's office to develop materials and train Texans in the nanoelectronics arena. Heavily involved with industry in updating the Semi-conductor program and in developing the Automation, Robotics & Controls Program and the Power Technology Program.

Presenting: The Texas Workforce Development Initiative: NanoScholar Internships

Responsible for approximately fifty college-credit workforce education programs. Dean, Computer Studies & Advanced Technology responsible for administrative support for eight college-wide technology departments, including Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Digital Publishing, Electronics, Engineering Design Graphics, Geomatics, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, and Visual Communication Design.

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